Garment buckle



A ug. 26, 1952 c. EfANDERsoN GARMENT BUCKLE Filed Nov. 2, 1950 -l I L Y .wir

' lNv'ENToR {A A E Anas/QSO# ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 26, V1952 STATES PATENT f- Eastern Too1,& Mfg. Co., Belleville, N. J.,

A 4.poration of NewJersey Y l y Application November 2, 195o,- seriai No. 193,69;4 1"

A 3 Claims.

- This invention relates .to garment buckles and more particularlyLto aibuckle adapted to be se# curedto 'a flexible strap attached to one portion of a garment to secure the same toa vsecond portion Vof the garment having a button secured thereto. f

The device is.: particularly adapted for use in connection withv garments such asV workclothes, whereintherstrap portions have marginal hems formedl of aplurality oi layers of the material stitched together.v vThe hem portions" of' such straps are of substantially greater cross-sectional areanthan the' strapv proper;l The buckle 'of the present invention iss'peciallydesigned for use in connection with straps' having thick .marginal hems, the buckle beingvof 'such construction. that thestrap may be readily passed therethrough in the operation of securingthe buckle to the strap. The buckle includes novel .features of construction whereby -thegslot of thebuckle,v through which the-strap islpassei may have' a".- Wiclth Substantially (zo-extensive with the greatest width of thebuckle itself. The buckle'or the present iiiventionis Vfurther providedwith novel means' to engage the material of the strap to preclude Slippage or displacement andi with novel means to preclude excessive movement of the buckle pai-tsv in operation.

vThe buckle is further provided with novel means for registering the parts on clos-ing the buckle to the positii-iin which vthe saine is' attached to the strap, as will appear from the de'- scription below. l

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view vofl a buckle embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view'taken on line 4-L4 of Fig.. 5,

1 Fig.'5 isv a'V fragmentary plan view showing the buckle applied to ay garment strap, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the buckle embodying the invention is designated by general reference character I0, the flexible garment strap to which the buckle is to be secured being indicated (Fig. by reference character I`I. The garment strap is formed, as shown in Fig. 4, by utilizing thicknesses of exible material 3|, 3l' with marginal hems generally noted by reference characters 30, 30', stitched together, as indicated at 32, 32. The buckle is utilized to connect the strap II with a button on the garment (not shown).

The buckle comprises a rectangular frameuI'2 having parallel top `,and bottom'bar portionsj I3, I4,- and connecting sidebars I5,;I5, deningan internal aperture I8. A plate -20 is provided with bearings 2|, ZI- engaging the'top'bar portion I3 of the frame to pivotally connectthe plate toV the frame and enable the loweredge 25v of the plate to be moved relative to the bottom bar portion I4 for a purpose presently explained. The plate is provided with side flange portions 22,- 22' to telescopically overlie the outer edges of the side bars I5, I6 and registerv the plate therewith. These sidenflanges further serve as stop members engaging the side bars I5, I6 of the frame to prefl clude excessive pivotal movement of the plate 20 on the frame. The plate is provided with an elongated slot 23 whichY is substantially -coextensive with the widthof the internal aperture defined by the frame. The'1ugs224, 24 extend sub-r stantially below the lower edge ofthe plate Vand denne with the bottom bar portion Aof the frame, corner apertures 26, 26 disposed substantially inwardly of the ends of the" slot 23 rto' receive" the thick marginal hem portions 30, 30 of thel strap when the buckle is secured to' the strap. Lu-gs 24, 24 are provided with serrated edges 34,? 34" to engage the material of the strap looped around the lugs, tol preclude slippage. and disengage-V ment. A flange 21 extendszbelw the lower edge 25 of the plate intermediate the lugs and is angularly bent relatively to the. lugs to denethere'- with a space which'is slightly greater than the cross-section of the lower bar' of the frame. The' parts are preferablyl made ofrlatively rigid mae tei-iai which -is slightly yieldable under pressure.

In operation, the strap is passedY through the slot 23` ofthe plate (Fig. 5) and looped around the lugs 24, 24'f` thereof and throughthe aperture lvkof the irame'.- Then" pressure isY applied to projectI the flange'ZT (vvlt-V the" material of the strap `looped aroundtl'esame) overl the bottom bar I4-of the`fraine---- The side nainlg'es 22', 22?? oftheplfa'tefabut the side barsof the frame register the` partsand preclude excessive inner movement of the plate. The medial portions 3|, 3| of the strap are gripped between flange 21 and bottom bar I4 of the frame tightly, as the primary gripping action of the device. Additionally, those portions oi the strap immediately underlying the lugs 24, 24 will be held between said lugs and bottom bar I4 at a point opposite that at which the flange overlies the bar (Fig. 6) with the serrated edges 24, 24 of the lugs engaging the strap material. The parts are initially so porportioned that when the flange engages the bottom bar I4 of the frame.

strap may Ibe rapidly and conveniently performed. To disengage the buckle from thestrap, the flange 21 may be forced out of its position of engagement with the bottom bar I of theVA frame; this requires application of force.

The frame is provided with` a media'llyV extended loop l1 or the like to receive a garment button for attachment of the strap thereto. It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the device may be readily and accurately manufactured at lowcost and that its features of construction are such as to register the parts at all times, precludeV accidental disengagement and enable the'utilization of substantially the full width of the frame fer' the reception of the material of the strap. e i

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: e

1. A buckle for attachment to a exible garment Strap havingfmarginal edges of material stitched together in superposed relation in cross-section, said marginal edges defining hems of substantial cross-sectional thickness, said buckle being adapted to connect the strap with a button l'and -comprising a rectangular frame having parallel top and bottom bar portions and connecting side bars defining an internal aperture, there being an upwardly extending buttonengaging loop midway the length of the top bar, a plate, bearings on the plate engaging opposite lendiportions ofv the top bar portion to pivotally connect the plate to the frame, side flanges on the plate to telescopically7 overlie the side bars, register the plate therewith, and to preclude excessive.pivotalmovement of the plate, an elongated slot in said plate coextensive with the width of the internal aperture defined by the frame, lugs extended from the lower edge of the plate across the front surface of the bottom bar and defining therewith corner apertures disposed substantially inwardly of the ends of the slot to receive the thick marginal hems of the strap, saidv strap being passed forwardly through the slot in the plate and looped around the lower edge of the buckle plate and through the frame aperture and downwardly back of the bot-V tom bar in use, and a flange extending below the lower edge of the plate intermediate the lugs,

angularly bent rearwardly relative thereto and defining therewith a space for receiving the lower bar of the frame, the parts being so proportioned that in closing the plate 'on the frame, the flange "s rw K of the plate may be snapped over the bottom bar of the frame with the strap therebetween and into tight engagement therewith, the side flanges of the plate being then in abutment with outer surface of the side bars of the frame, and the lugs being slightly spaced from the bottom of the bar, to accommodate theY material of the strap. 2. In a 'buckle for attachment to a flexible garment strap as set forth in claim 1, the lugs having serrated edges to engage the strap material and the plate having flanges extending rearwardly along margins of the slot therein. T31 A buckle for attachment to a exible gar- 'ment-stra'phavinglmarginal edges of material stitched together in -superposed relation in crosssection, 'saidv marginal edges deiining hems of substantial'cross-sectional thickness, said buckle being adapted to connect the strap with a but-v ton and comprising a rectangular frame having parallel top and bottombar'portions and'connecting side bars defining an kinternal aperture, the top bar having pabutton yengaging loop, a plate having hinge members pivotally connecting the plate and frame; an elongated slot in said plate coextensive with the width of .the internal aperture deiinedA by theiframe, lugs extended downwardly from the lower edge of the plate in transverse spaced relation to eachother and defining therewith andf'with the Abottom bar corner apertures disposed substantially inwardly of the ends of the frame and Vunder end portions Y of the plate to receive the thick marginal hems of the strap, said strap beingV looped around the lower edge of the buckle plate across lower ends of the lugs and having -portionspassed through the slot ofthe *platel ,and through the frame aperture in use, and alange extending below the lower edge ofthe plate intermediate the lugs, angularly bent relative-thereto 'and defining therewith a space for receiving the lower bar of the frame, the parts being so proportioned that inclosing the plate on the frame, the flange of the plate may be snapped rearwardly over the bottom bar of the frame'with the strap therebetween and into tight ,engagement therewith, the side flanges of the plate being then in overlapping gripping engagement with the side bars of the frame, and the'lugs andthe flange between them beingslightly spaced from the bottom bar of the frame, to accommodate the material of the strap. v g '1 Y 'Y CARL E. ANDERSON.

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